Los impuestos en el mundo. Actualización al 07-Mar-2011

China China Approves Vehicle Tax Law China's National People’s Congress has passed legislation which increases excise taxes on cars with large engines, thereby, it is hoped, providing an incentive to use small cars, reduce energy consumption and cut pollution. EU Irish Coalition Faces Early EU Test Ireland's leading politicians are expected to begin coalition talks this week, and, with important EU summits looming, at which the leaders of the new government are likely to push for a renegotiation of the country's EUR85bn bailout, the arrangements made this week will be crucial. EU Promotes FTA With Philippines There has been a further confirmation from the European Union that it is ready to negotiate a free trade agreement with the Philippines. ASEAN, EU Agree Further Cooperation The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Union marked the start of a new phase in their economic cooperation, with the latter agreeing to continue its help in realising the ASEAN single market. UK UK Associations Ask Chancellor To Seed Growth The British Retail Consortium and the manufacturers' association, the EEF, are calling for the Chancellor to use his Budget to implement measures designed to ease the tax burden faced by business and to address barriers to growth. UK Plans Amendments To Offshore Tax Regulations The UK's revenue agency, HM Revenue and Customs, has released full draft proposals of government plans to amend the existing equalisation provisions included in offshore fund regulation. New UK Amnesty Targets Plumbers HM Revenue and Customs, the UK tax authority, has launched a new amnesty scheme known as the 'plumbers’ tax safe plan' as part of a campaign focused on trades people failing to declare their earnings and pay tax. UK's Largest Companies' Tax Contributions Revealed The annual Hundred Group Total Tax Survey has highlighted the important tax contribution made to the UK economy by the country's largest companies. UK To Address Import VAT Break The UK government is reviewing a tax relief that allows imports which fall below a certain value to obtain exemption from value-added tax, a March 1 House of Lords debate revealed. Tax Simplification Proposals Made To UK Treasury The Office of Tax Simplification has concluded its review into 155 tax reliefs and published its report, putting its final recommendations to the Chancellor. UK Details Changes To Pension Tax Relief Major changes to the UK pension tax relief system are to be introduced from April, 2011, and the government has released further details on how the alterations will operate. US US Issues Rule On Foreign Bank Account Reporting The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has issued a final rule that amends the Bank Secrecy Act implementing regulations regarding the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts to the Internal Revenue Service. Refunds May Await 1.1m US Taxpayers Refunds may be waiting for nearly 1.1m people who have not filed a federal income tax return for 2007, the United States Internal Revenue Service has announced. US Republicans Repeat Call For Presentation Of FTAs Following the delivery to the United States Congress of President Obama’s 2011 Trade Policy Agenda and his 2010 Annual Report on the Trade Agreements Programme, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives have expressed disappointment that a concrete plan was not laid out for the presentation of all pending free trade agreements. US, Mexico Have Plan To Resolve Trucking Dispute United States President Barack Obama and the Mexican President Felipe Calderón have announced that their two countries have found a clear path to resolving the long-running trade dispute, which prevents Mexican haulage firms from operating their trucks across the US border on safety grounds. HK Is The Gateway To China, US Investors Told In a speech to a conference in New York, Hong Kong’s Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Julia Leung, explained the significance of Hong Kong being China's global financial centre. US House Votes To Repeal Business Reporting Requirements The United States House of Representatives has passed, on a bipartisan basis between Democrats and Republicans, a bill to repeal the Form 1099 Internal Revenue Service reporting provisions enacted in 2010.